Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 32.59 current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Botswana, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Botswana stood at 32.59 current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Botswana peaked at 154.94 current US$ per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.45 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Botswana 154th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 102.08 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 59.9 current US$ per person | -41.3% |
| 1997 | 66.17 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 85.88 current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 1999 | 94.4 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 124.6 current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 125.57 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 112.91 current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 132.34 current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 154.94 current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 153.81 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 149.37 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 147.71 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 117.8 current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 116.75 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 146.82 current US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 152.63 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 140.8 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 122.48 current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 127.53 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 116.37 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 106.09 current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 111.75 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 121.05 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 126.37 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 38.1 current US$ per person | -69.8% |
| 2021 | 32.45 current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 34.36 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 32.59 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.69 current US$ per person | 59.9 current US$ per person | 102.08 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 133.58 current US$ per person | 112.91 current US$ per person | 154.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.19 current US$ per person | 106.09 current US$ per person | 152.63 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.37 current US$ per person | 32.45 current US$ per person | 38.1 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 36.76 current US$ per person compare
- 152 Central African Republic 34.62 current US$ per person compare
- 153 Eswatini 34.29 current US$ per person compare
- 155 Nigeria 30.51 current US$ per person compare
- 156 India 28.49 current US$ per person compare
- 157 Rwanda 27.79 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Botswana?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Botswana was 32.59 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 154.94 current US$ per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.45 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 154th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.